Shapes, structures and patterns of play are secondary to... player characteristics. Absolutely love creative ball players dropping deep to steer the build-up. Classic playmaking. Kane just walking out with the ball from the goal-kick is what European football needs.show more

• Player A starts with ball on outside triangle... and passes deep to B • Player B bounces the ball back to C • Player C plays the ball to D • Player D plays to E and the pattern repeats • Players follow their pass Today's session is an inner/outer passing triangle... 🔺👨‍💻show more

The Puskas goal has been scored in the Romanian... goal. I’ve become trending with the tactic of Enrique’s goal-kick, but football still belongs to the players. What tactic/what do you coach a player to try this?show more

punt verb : to kick (something, such as a... football or soccer ball) with the top of the foot before the ball which is dropped from the hands hits the groundshow more

This is what I’m talking about. This isn’t to... highlight Bentancur. It’s how 90% of teams and players behave for I’d say 70% of the game. But what are we trying to achieve here? The best thing that can happen from any phase of play, is to score a goal. So that’s the overall objective. To do that, the ball at some stage has to go behind every single opposition player and space has to be exploited whether it’s big or small. But Bentancur here is waiting. Waiting for players to move. Waiting for opposition to move. But why would Newcastle move? They don’t need to break from their shape. But imagine what would happen if Bentancur travelled with the ball into those open spaces. Newcastle and spurs players aren’t just going to watch, it’s going to instigate a chain reaction of movement from both sides. And that will in turn break up shapes which creates gaps. Then it’s if you are confident and able to exploit. But just waiting doesn’t achieve it. Imagine the disruption you will cause if both the ball player, and off ball players look to provoke the opposition as opposed to rigidly stand in shape. It’s just logical. If you stay still. Why does the opposition need to move? So what pictures are changing? What gaps are you opening? What gaps are you exploiting? So how do you expect to score when to score a goal, gaps have to be exploited? It’s why when people say “it’s harder in modern football, there’s less space”. No there isn’t. There’s always space. You’re just seeing players less willing to provoke it and attack it.show more

This is what the future of football will look... like, at least in the teams I coach. A mix of positional players- who give the team depth & support under the ball and functional players who are free to migrate to the ball zone. Moving actions aren’t exclusive to functional playersshow more

Berhalter—just another player who is on over his head... and doesn’t know what to do with the ball here. Yet he’s one of Poch’s favorite players…..🤦‍♂️show more

Keisean Nixon gets the ball ripped out of his... arms while laying on his back it's ruled a fumble recovery for Philly. Washington Commanders come away with the loose ball from underneath the pile and the Eagles player is ruled down with the ball. This is just sad to watchshow more

Goal or No Goal The rule👇 👉 That is... NOT a goal. It’s an offence for preventing the goalkeeper from releasing the ball, and play should be stopped. The restart would be a free kick to the goalkeeper’s team. When would it be a goal? •If the goalkeeper completely released the ball, •the ball was clearly free in the air, •and the striker then kicked it and scored, 👉 That IS a valid goal. Key takeaway (simple version): •Ball still under keeper’s control → no goal •Ball fully released and free → goalshow more

Don’t be like this player. So many players still... don’t use boost efficiently, even though boost management is the most important skill in the game. A good guideline is to save boost for when you’re making a play on the ball and use your movement to get to the ball. Here is a player who uses all of his boost to chase the ball, and when he ends up low on boost, he keeps chasing anyway. This leads to him bumping his teammate and giving up an easy goal.show more

Mini SSG to score from deep crosses #3️⃣ ⚽️... Play into boxes for a deep cross to score from 🎓 Defenders break out to score by playing back to coach (can replace with mini break out goal/target) 💡 Movement off the ball, rotations encouraged #Coaching #Development #Footballshow more

- Baiting the press ✅ - 4-2-4 build-up shape... ✅ - Direct ball to dropping striker ✅ - Go back to GK -> Drawing the opp. high ✅ - Direct ball to dropping 10 ✅ - Narrow, one-touch football ✅ - Up, back, and through to penetrate space in-behind ✅ 🇮🇹 De Zerbi-ball in #FM26 😍show more

𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 Polokwane goalkeeper Manuel Sapunga is clearly... seen taking the goal-kick after the ball had gone out of play The defender then handles the ball and it should definitely be a penalty to AmaZulu. Referee even blows his whistle🤔 #DStvPremshow more

Gravenbergh killing the tempo of play and allowing Burnley... to sit deep by recycling the ball in the 1st build up phase and can't make a forward pass to save his lifeshow more

⚽️👇 Activity Instructions Below 🎨 Animation Created Using The... Tactics App In this unopposed finishing drill, four players are positioned in a diamond shape on the edge of the penalty area. The drill focuses on quick passing combinations and movement to create shooting opportunities. Players work through various combinations, ensuring that all four players are involved in the build-up before a shot on goal. The ball is played between the players in different sequences, such as one-touch passes, wall passes, or quick give-and-go’s. After completing the combination, the player receiving the final ball takes a shot at goal. This drill emphasizes precise passing, movement off the ball, and clinical finishing.show more

Oh Boy: Giants kicker Younghoe Koo blamed Jamie Gillan... as the reason he kicked the ground and not through the ball on his field goal attempt. “The ball kind of slipped out at the bottom so it was moving. I wasn’t able to kick through the ball.” What a bizarre excuse for messing up 😵‍💫show more

Just noticed Ryan Manning at the edge of the... box showing what needs to be done with the ball. 🤣show more

⚽️👇 Activity Description Below 🗣️ This is a ‘Back... 3 Build Up Pattern’ from Drill Library. This passing activation allows players to work on developing build-up patterns and relationships while playing in a back 3 shape. The build-up is heavily focused on a 3-2 build-up shape with central combinations. The aim is to create a fluid transition from the back, ensuring the ball is circulated efficiently before being played into the attacking areas. ✅ Click below to view 700+ specialised & adaptable training activities ↙️ 💻show more

"Everyone involved in football knows that's the turnover zone... ... that is exactly where they (the Bulldogs) wanted Perkins to kick the ball and you can not accept that as the coach of this footy club." - Kane Cornes #AFLDogsDonsshow more

Alvaro Rodriguez doing Alvaro things, what I want from... my Barca CF, hold-up play, receiving the ball and finding the wide players, delaying his run to beat the off-side trap and from then that’s just his bread and butter.show more

This is the best angle I’ve seen. The picture... of the yellow ball in the second tweet shows what is considered to be in-play - it only needs to be touching the line. To have a goal overturned by VAR on this basis is incredible.show more